Tchimpounga Sanctuary

Tchimpounga Sanctuary
Tchimpounga Sanctuary
	Young chimpanzees at Jane Goodall sanctuary in Tchimpounga (2006)

The Tchimpounga Sanctuary, also known as the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, for

chimpanzee sanctuary on the African continent. It has conducted research comparing food-sharing and social inhibition among chimpanzees and bonobos.^[3]^[4]

The sanctuary is a refuge west of the Congo Basin for chimpanzees orphaned by bushmeat hunters; authorities deliver the young animals after confiscating them from sellers in the pet or entertainment trades.^[5]

The sanctuary is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance.

References

^ World Database on Protected Areas^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Bill Moyers' Journal, "The Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots", 27 November 2009 Archived from the original 2012-04-12.
^ Marlene Cimons, "Humans Have a Lot to Learn from Bonobos, Scientist Says". LiveScience, 23 April 2010 Archived from the original 2012-04-12.
^ "Sharing comes naturally to 'Peter Pan' apes". Newstrack India, 9 Feb 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
^ Tchimpounga Sanctuary. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

External links

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[1] World Database on Protected Areas^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Bill Moyers' Journal, "The Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots", 27 November 2009 Archived from the original 2012-04-12.

[3] Marlene Cimons, "Humans Have a Lot to Learn from Bonobos, Scientist Says". LiveScience, 23 April 2010 Archived from the original 2012-04-12.

[4] "Sharing comes naturally to 'Peter Pan' apes". Newstrack India, 9 Feb 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[5] Tchimpounga Sanctuary. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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